The National tribune., 1887-06-09
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q. III. s., Buffalo. " Y.-Can a widow, married
since the war receive the pension of her late hus-
band? AnsCer. IL otherwise entitled yes; date
of marriage has nothing to do with the case.
%. D. r.. Cotd'gater, Mieh.-A soldier fled claim
Tor pension IN 1850, and died. leaving father the
only relative. Can said father complete his sons
claim and draw pension from date of application 70
date OF sons death? Anstcsr No.
q. W. b., Boise City, LdGho.-When an officer is
pensoned for disease contracted in service is he
not entitled to full pension from date Of discharge
To date OF allowance? AHS,Oer. That depends. From
your statements you received q Captains pension
from discharge. You were rated at one-half of
total, or SO per month; said rating being based
upon the certificates of the Examining Surgeons
Bureau holds that you were not totally disabled
but only one-half of total. Total disability would
have been So
ID. y. st. Louis, Mo.-If a soldiers death was due
to a disability which was contracted in the service
and in line of duty, his legal widow and also his
children under is years of age, by any marriage
are entitled to pension The fet fbaf his Ivifo,S ia
the step-mother of the children would not destroy
her right as the soldiers widow.
n position under the Government as letter-carrier
ETC., does his pension stop? 2. If So will he re-
cover It by resSnlng said position? 8. Can / ob-
tain copy of the u. ;. Pension and Bounty laws in
New York city? AaslUer l. No. 2 Pensions are
only stopped where the pensoner enlists in the
military or naval service of the United States or
where disability ceases, or for fraud. 8. Probably
not.
j. B., PainesriHe. O.-Is It not a law that the
widow or minor children of a pensioner can draw
pension from date of his DEATH Anstger That
depends upon when the claim was fled and the
nature of the disability which caused pensioners
DEATH IL he died from disability contracted i'm the
service and in line of duty, and he died prior to
July 1, 1880, and the widows claim was on file
prior to that date, then she draw from date of
soldiers death but if the claim not fled until
after June 80, 1880. then she only draw pension
from date when her claim was fled in the Pension
Office.
T.. r. s., AHentOl0n PG-Within what period NAV
former Special Examiner Of the Pension Bureau
become pension attorney, or agent after his res
ignaton or dismissal from Government service {?
4ns,oer. No person who has been employee of
the Governments Is allowed to prosecute claim
against the Government until two years have
elapsed since his employment Hereunder.
d. e., Eau Ctaire, WiS-Where can purchase a
copy OF the U. Army Regulations? Ans,Uer The
book mentioned cannot be purchased. Its publi-
cation and use Is confined solely to the U. 5. army
1t Is not on sale.
Sc Y Pratt Kaa-In case of homestead entry
made for the benefit of Union orphan children of
deceased soldiers through a proper guardian it is
not expected the guardian or his wards Will reside
upon the lands. Cultivation and improve ment for
the required time is considered sufficient but in
case of one minor and said minor not being of age
or quahhed 0y reason OF marriage, thus making
him the head OF the family, it would be safer for
him, after he becomes Of age, or qualified as above
TO establish residence upon the land and continue
to reside thereon the required time In case of a
womaR, however, getting married before arriving
at her majority, such residence would not be re-
CURED
j. " w., Boston, NdSs.-If you are drawing $50
per month you are probably receiving all the pen
sion to which you entitled for the disability
mentioned, unless you can prove that you are not
only totally disabled for the performance of manual
labor but that you require the regular aid and at
tendance OF another person, what IL defined as
total helplessness." Such a condition entities
you TO $50 q month, which is the highest pension
that can be- paid in claims allowed since June rs
lssO. The highest invalid pension paid is S72 per
month, which Is paid for total blindness or loss of
both hands or both feet
@. IT, w., GleRbetLth, VISA medical man re-
fuses to give evidence in pension claim without
payment of s.. should claimant pay this or re-
port him to the Commissioner of PensiousP An
s'cer: That Is q matter which we cannot answer
for the reason thai we do not know how important
the testimony Is to the case. The absence of the
testimony might reject the claim, and il might be
of no service thereto. ON general principles we
should say the matter should be reported to the
Commissioner of Pensions
~ g.. East ST. Louis MO.-1. a brother and sister
being the only surviving relatives Of a brother
killed IN service, they apply for his back paw
and bounty? 2 Is it necessary 10 have an admin
istrator appointed? AnStoer. I. Yes. 2 No.
IT, n. a, Columbia Fails Hal re-enlisted as n
veteran in lS64 but did not receive discharge for
my first term. Was / not entitled to one and how
can get il now? AnSlger. Yes. Apply To the Adj
jutant- General, u. ). A., this city.
A. s. f., EilHITG, " E.-When should a claim for
correction of muster which was fled in 1885 be
reached for action in the djutant Gene raj Office
AnSWer. IL will be several months vet before such
a claim can be reached. 10 is not NECESSARY To file
AN additional claim, as you suggest, to reap the
benefits Of the act of Feb. g. 1857 because when
your claim comes up for action il will be consid-
cred under the act of June 5, 1SSi and also under
act of Feb 3, 1887.
A. B. c.. East Montpelier, vi Has the Commits
sioner of Pensions the privilege of acting again
upon cases which have been appealed from his de-
cision to the Secretary of the Interior? 3 II q
Special Examiner reports pension case contrary
to the real circumstances thereof and claimant
files evidence in opposition to that of the Examiner
would ii be considered by the Secretary Of the In
terrier? .. In such case would the Secretary
order another special examination or a medical
examination? 1nSiCer. 1. Not unless the appeal il
dismissed on until 10 has been acted upon After
an appeal has been taken ia q claim and additional
evidence Is furnished, that dismisses the appeaI
and the papers are then reminded To the Commits
siOner of Pensions for action in connection with
the new evidence submitted 2. IL the evidence
was filed before the claim was appealed, IL would
be considered by the Commissioners OF Pensions;
if filed after that, il throws the claim back To the
necessary the Commissioner Of Pensions will order
it.
". w., Versailles, Hid.-A pensioner Is killed by
lightning other cause not incident to the service
can his widow draw pension? Anslcer No The
cause of death IN all cases must be shown TO have
been due To his military service and in line of
duty.